[ad_1] ANKARA An estimated 4.1 million children in South Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in 2021 due to “violence, armed conflict, cyclical drought and perennial floods,” UNICEF said Thursday. “In 2021, 7.5 million people, or two-thirds of the population of South Sudan, are expected to be in …
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[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The United Nations Humanitarian Office is releasing $ 100 million in emergency funding to seven famine-prone countries in Africa and the Middle East amidst conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, as the humanitarian chief claims to return to a world where famines are common would be …
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[ad_1] JUBA, South Sudan Only homegrown solutions can lead to lasting peace in South Sudan, the country’s president said, approving the resolutions adopted in a national dialogue that concluded on Tuesday in the capital Juba. Rather than external solutions and foreign interference, the plans drawn up during national dialogue may …
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[ad_1] ANKARA A campaign to vaccinate 1.5 million children against polio has been launched in South Sudan, as 15 cases of irreversible paralysis for children under the age of 5 have been confirmed in five states, WHO Africa said Friday. The campaign was implemented after South Sudan, along with other …
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